Mimi2RN

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  1. :( sad and in need of advice

    Mimi2RN replied to jacobsmum's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very sorry to read about your Jacob. The little ones can be so sick with RSV. I've never heard of bronchiolitis obliterans, but it sound like he is having a very rough time. My thoughts and...

  2. Sister-in-law has chicken pox worried about her 1month twin babies

    Mimi2RN replied to chugs's topic in Pediatric

    If she has already had a temp, or broken out, the babies have been exposed. I don't know if it would make any difference if she breast feeds or not, at this point. That's the problem with chicken pox,...

  3. Unsure where to post...so here it is

    Mimi2RN replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    All I got was a text file in a foreign language! That's what happens when you're in a minority- I have a

  4. :( sad and in need of advice

    Mimi2RN replied to jacobsmum's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if it will make it worse, the first few months can be horrendous with premies, when RSV season hits. With some babies it was a revolving door, but things did improve as they got older...

  5. Fainting blood donor ?

    Mimi2RN replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    My 6' 2'', 195lb son passed out cold after he donated the last time. They said he seized, but I'm not sure about that. Anyway, they told him never to donate

  6. NICU on another floor

    Mimi2RN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have private rooms for all the babies, and you are taking care of 2-3, how to react fast enough when a baby has "death spells" and turns black? At least we have other staff right there. We have...

  7. Nurse/Patient ratios

    Mimi2RN replied to TeenyBabyRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I understand about feeder growers. If you don't have anything else to do, it's possible to do four. Not that you can do much teaching, if the parents come in, because you have to run off to do the...

  8. You know you're a NICU nurse when...

    Mimi2RN replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    #15 made me laugh, as I showed a diaper to our hospitalist last night, and made a comment that the color went well with her salad! Actually, it looked as though tiny bits of broccoli were in...

  9. Needlestick-from IV tubing

    Mimi2RN replied to 1sweetnurse's topic in Infectious Disease

    I agree, your chance of exposure is very low. Was the patient tested for HIV after your needlestick? Do you have safety equipment, like needles and IV catheters in your facility? It's a state law in...

  10. NPs as hospitalists

    Mimi2RN replied to agrn2000's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I went to a seminar a few months ago, the first speaker was a NP hospitalist, covered Nicu ad did some peds, in a hospital back east. She went to deliveries, did resus., admits, H&P's. Seemed like...

  11. must allow nursery observation?

    Mimi2RN replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to have 20 LDRP rooms, and a separate unit of a dozen rooms for c/s pts, antepartums and pp readmits. This has changed over the last year, and we now have 15 LDR's, 6 pp rooms on that unit,...

  12. must allow nursery observation?

    Mimi2RN replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally agree with everyone who says the baby doesn't have to leave your room. Even our c/s babies usually go out to pp on the gurney with mom. Having two grandbabies deliver in a place that only...

  13. I need advice

    Mimi2RN replied to Scotty's topic in General Nursing

    Glad he's having a CT. Too many unknowns with his sx. My headache came on very suddenly, I could hardly move. I had diplopia, photophobia. Dx 2 days later, after a high pressure, bloody tap, was...

  14. must allow nursery observation?

    Mimi2RN replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think that she doesn't want the baby to leave her room at all. The meds wouldn't be bad, but pushing a scale around and sending a nursery nurse to her room to monitor the baby may be a little more...

  15. timing of newborn bath

    Mimi2RN replied to kyobnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a radiant warmer and warm blankets at every delivery, but I find that they aren't thick enough to do a good job, especially if the babe is left on mom to breastfeed....and have everybody and...

  16. must allow nursery observation?

    Mimi2RN replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of your requests are for standard care on many units. The problem to me is that the hospital does not do couplet care, and is not equipped or staffed to do so. How to get around it? You can...

  17. Accessing your own medical record

    Mimi2RN replied to CompuNurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are not allowed to look at our own medical records, or the record of anyone when we aren't involved in their care. That's to prevent people being too inquisitive, and one nurse was fired for that....

  18. timing of newborn bath

    Mimi2RN replied to kyobnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you do Ballard scoring on ALL your babies? It's not done here on normal term newborns, only on the pretermers, and then usually by the hospitalist. We seem to have a problem with cold babies,...

  19. Doctors and Nurses Gone Wrong....

    Mimi2RN replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I have no respect for doctors who think they are better than anyone else, and who make rude or condescending comments to the nursing staff. Unfortunately, they do not care if they don't get respect....

  20. timing of newborn bath

    Mimi2RN replied to kyobnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't attachments work any more? Try again. I guess they

  21. timing of newborn bath

    Mimi2RN replied to kyobnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All our normal newborn care is done in mom's room, vss q 30 mins x 2 hrs. Assessment, meds, footprints, initial blood sugars when necessary. Baths are usually done after mom and babe are transferred...

  22. NICU on another floor

    Mimi2RN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have had very little input into the new unit that will be built for us. We are supposed to be right by the OR, and the same floor as L & D, very important. There will be a sleep room for family...

  23. Rules for Oregon Drivers

    Mimi2RN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I used to put on studded tires every winter, they wouldn't help with black ice, but I never had to put on chains going over the passes. Never understood people using chains on bare roads.....bad for...

  24. heel sticks?

    Mimi2RN replied to marnie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Kristi, Excellent instructions. Maybe I should leave a copy of that lying around at work...... Our lancets leave a slice, and babies with frequent heelsticks really suffer. I hadn't thought about...

  25. Vegetative State

    Mimi2RN replied to donmurray's topic in General Nursing

    A subject would be helpful. This thread is hard to find. I agree, editing came make a difference. I think the parents are expecting way too much of their daughter, and I can't imagine why anyone would...